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There is intense focus on Beijing this week, as the plenary meeting of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee, which includes President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, concludes after a series of discussions on economic reforms designed to open up China to foreign investment and loosen state controls over the economy.
Many analysts believe the extent to which the ruling party tackles the thorny issues of corruption, income inequality and degradation of the environment, as well as implementing the policies to continue the high rates of economic growth, will make or break the party's control over society. Failure to address these matters, it is feared, may portend social unrest in the future and threaten, or at least slow down, China's goal to be a world economic and political power.
Napoleon Bonaparte once said of China, "Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world." Perhaps never have such prophetic words come more to pass than with China's 21st century rise to take its place among the top global economies. Its people and its policies are shaping the world in ways few would have imagined a generation ago.
The first sound of the dragon's stirring can be traced to 1978, when the government instituted a series of major economic reforms that slowly relaxed state control of all productive assets. Shortly thereafter, Deng Xiaoping, the pragmatic and forward-thinking leader of the Communist Party of China, uttered the words that would awaken the dragon and not only shake but perhaps change the world forever: "It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice."
Freeing the people and enterprises from much of the ideological burdens of Maoism and state control that prohibited market economic activity, Deng encouraged individuals and businesses to pursue financial gain. He went even so far as to proclaim "to get rich is glorious," and the data indicate many have taken his advice. China now has the second-largest number of millionaires in the world, and over a hundred belong to the exclusive billionaire club.
Statistically the rise of China has been nothing but spectacular. Averaging a growth rate of more than 7 percent for more than two decades, gross domestic product has doubled approximately every eight years, and it is predicted that China will emerge as the world's largest economy within a quarter century. Per capita income on a purchasing power parity basis is estimated to reach over $10,000 in the next few years, and all segments of the population — including the poor with low education in lagging inland rural areas — have experienced gains in average income. Nevertheless, income inequality in China has risen rapidly in the past decades across regions, between rural and urban sectors, and within provinces.
The extent to which this economic juggernaut has impacted the United States economy cannot be understated. A number of politicians and pundits fault China for most of America's economic ills, claiming the end result of the economic development is a zero-sum gain with China's growth coming at the expense of the United States.
Others, however, cite the benefits of open markets, including the successes of U.S. companies that rely on exports to newly opened Chinese markets and the lower prices of consumer goods in America due to imports from China. China also is the largest buyer of U.S. debt, owning close to $1.3 trillion in U.S. treasury securities, which has helped to keep interest rates low for U.S. government borrowing.
Once an impoverished, developing country, there is no doubt China has taken its place among the ranks of the powerful. Former President Hu Jintao puts a very positive spin on this development, asserting that a "more dynamic and open China will be in a better position to not only maintain steady and relatively fast economic growth at home, but also contribute to the global efforts to tackle the financial crisis and promote world peace and development."
How China will proceed in the future and the effect of its policies on both the United States and the world economy remains to be seen. Nevertheless, the dragon is awake and the world is shaken.
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Merry for berries
WHAT 7th Annual Strawberry Festival
WHEN 10 to 4 p.m., Saturday
WHERE Fifer Orchards, 1919 Allabands Mill Road, Camden-Wyoming
COST Free admission
INFO Fiferorchards.com or call (302) 697-2141
For the seventh time, Fifer Orchards will proudly paint Camden-Wyoming red with its annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday.
At the festival you'll swear Willy Wonka is the mastermind behind it all, since there will be an array of strawberry treats such as hand-dipped strawberry ice cream, chocolate covered strawberries, crab sandwiches with strawberry relish, pulled pork with strawberry barbeque sauce, strawberry shortcake and strawberry smoothies. For those of you wanting to channel your inner Paula Dean or Robert Irvine, you can do so by submitting your most creative and tasty strawberry recipe.
The top two winners will receive a $30 Fifer Orchards gift card, and the third place winner will earn a snazzy apron. Recipe entries must be made Saturday by 11 a.m.
In addition to the berries, families will enjoy a handful of activities including barrel train rides, hayrides, pony rides, a petting zoo, face painting and a rock-climbing wall. Not to mention, John Sell (10 to 11 a.m.), George and Ossi (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and Miss Jackie (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) will supply some pretty sweet tunes.
Dogging it
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WHEN 8:30 p.m., Friday
WHERE The Green Stinger Sports Bar and Grill, 492 Walnut Shade Road, Dover
INFO Facebook or call (302) 698-3300
Your Dr. Doolittle-skills will come in handy tonight when Black Dog Alley barks from the stage at The Green Stinger Sports Bar and Grill.
Inspired by the likes of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, the tale (pardon the pun) behind Black Dog Alley is simple. After tackling a few open mics, Pat Donohue (drums) and Erik Baier (guitar) discovered they both shared the same passion for performing. Then came Brandon Dowling (bass) and the outfit was born.
The crew has since performed throughout the Eastern Shore of Maryland and in the Delmarva region. Black Dog has also been inducted in the Delmarva Band Co-Op, a partnership formed to provide bands an opportunity to network, assist one another with landing gigs and more.
Planting a 'Love Seed'
WHAT Love Seed Mama Jump in concert
WHEN 9:30 p.m., Friday
WHERE Fire & Ice at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, 1131 North Dupont Highway, Dover
INFO doverdowns.com or call (302) 674-4600
Love Seed Mama Jump plans to leap so high it'll appear to fly during its gig at Fire & Ice at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino tonight.
The pop rock-driven LSMJ is a six-piece band from Dewey Beach. LSMJ has released five CDs and sold a trove of copies independently. The outfit's tunes have also appeared on MTV, ESPN, ABC and the old school Xbox video game "Project Gotham Racing." What's more, Love Seed earned the title of "The Official Rock Band of the Washington Redskins" many years ago and have played a bevy of games at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.


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Are you tired of the lies by the Big Media and politicians? The only way to learn the truth is to root it out yourself and make your own decisions. Don't let news "talking heads", the President, me or anyone decide what you think. Read. Learn. Educate yourself. Think. If we let others do our thinking for us while we just sit and watch 'reality TV', well, our children will inherit what we leave them. Will they still be free? "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." - Thomas Jefferson


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Biodiesel producers and other members of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) will meet with elected officials in Washington, D.C., on November 14 to garner support for the biodiesel tax incentive, which is set to expire on December 31, 2011.
They are also encouraging biodiesel producers to write or call their elected representatives. To make your voice heard and also be part of a growing collective voice, visit www.biodiesel.org and click on the "Fueling Action" box for more information.
Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) are co-sponsors of the Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2011, while Representatives Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) introduced the House bill (H.R. 2238).
These bills call for a three-year extension of the biodiesel tax credit through 2014. The bills also would shift the incentive from a blender's credit to a production tax credit.
Biodiesel is produced in nearly every state in the U.S. and will support more than 31,000 U.S. jobs this year, while replacing nearly 1 billion gallons of petroleum diesel, the NBB reports.
Biodiesel is the first commercial-scale fuel produced across the country that meets EPA's definition as an "advanced fuel." The EPA reported that the U.S. produced a record 119 million gallons of biomass-based diesel in the month of September.


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The Washington Redskins have waived RBs Antwon Bailey and Lennon Creer, OL Chris Campbell, WR Sam Kirkland, OL Nick Martinez and TE Beau Reliford. The team released OTs James Lee and Tony Moll. They also waived injured WR Lance Lewis (groin) and CB Morgan Trent (undisclosed).
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The Washington Redskins have signed undrafted free-agent WR Brian Hernandez (Utah), WR Sam Kirkland (Kent State), TE Beau Reliford (Florida State), OL Nick Martinez (Oklahoma State) and DL Delvin Johnson (Marshall). Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
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Former Evergreen pilots seek arbitration
The Air Line Pilots Association International, which represents former pilots of Evergreen International Airlines, has filed a motion in the company's bankruptcy case. The motion seeks to compel arbitration for grievances over the dismissal of some of them.
Filed July 30, the motion states that "in the months preceding Evergreen's Chapter 7 filing, the company fired five pilots without good cause and for alleged misconduct entirely unrelated to their ability to competently and safety operate the company's aircraft."
Further, it argues, the discharges "not only put the pilots out of a job, but by tainting their employment records, severely hampered their ability to find work elsewhere in the industry."
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Sanchez, Hazelett Top TUF 7 Finale Payouts
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The list of official salaries from the Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale has been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The numbers are below; each winning fighter's payout represents a doubling of his base salary.
Diego Sanchez: $70,000
Dustin Hazelett: $64,000 (includes $20,000 Submission of the Night bonus and $20,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Drew McFedries: $46,000 (includes $20,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Spencer Fisher: $36,000
Kendall Grove: $32,000
Josh Burkman: $30,000 (includes $20,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Dean Lister: $28,000
Jeremy Horn: $25,000
Evan Tanner: $25,000
Amir Sadollah: $16,000
Matthew Riddle: $16,000
Jeremy Stephens: $16,000
Matt Brown: $16,000
Luigi Fioravanti: $10,000
Marvin Eastman: $9,000
C.B. Dollaway: $8,000
Dante Rivera: $8,000
Matt Arroyo: $8,000
Tim Credeur: $8,000*
Cale Yarbrough: $8,000*
Rob Kimmons: $6,000
Rob Yundt: $5,000
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ST. MARYS — An Ohio senator urged President Barack Obama to work more closely and cooperatively with both parties to avert allowing the nation to go over looming fiscal cliff.
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman drafted a letter to Obama that was signed by several dozen other Republican senators as a way to jump start talks in order to reach a deal before the end of the year to avoid the fiscal cliff. If a deal is not struck by the end of the year, automatic spending cuts and tax increases will be triggered in 2013.
"It talks about the fact that the Congressional Budget Office, and others, have made it clear that if we don't deal with the fiscal cliff, we will go back into a recession," Portman told regional media during a teleconference on Thursday. "This will result in lost jobs for Ohio and I think it's irresponsible for us not to figure out a way to resolve this issue."
Portman also criticized Obama for attempting to circumvent Congress regarding the power to raise the debt ceiling. In talks regarding a deal, Obama has voiced a desire to be granted the power to raise the debt ceiling without Congressional approval.
"This was in his proposal he sent to Congress last week and that proposal had a number of flaws in it in my view," Portman said. "One is that is it didn't do anything on the spending side ... It is truly irresponsible."
Portman said the power to raise the debt ceiling should remain with Congress, and that any scenario that would give Obama that power would be irresponsible.
"This would be a huge mistake," Portman said. "If we are going to rein in spending and get this debt that is at record levels under control, we have to have the ability in Congress to use the process of raising the debt limit to actually get some spending restraint."
The power to raise the debt ceiling often is used by members of Congress to get spending cuts. That power, Portman said, is important in order to slice spending and get the debt under control.
"It's given Congress the ability to actually reduce spending," Portman said. "Unfortunately, when you look at what has happened over the past few decades in terms of spending reductions, this has been one of the rare opportunities for us to do the right thing."
Portman also criticized members of the Senate for failing to produce a budget during the past three years.
"Congress is not doing its work," Portman said. "Without a budget, you don't have the agreement between the two houses with how you deal with appropriations. That's why we basically don't do appropriations bills anymore ... It's necessary for us, in my view, to have this authority to determine whether the country should go out and borrow more."


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Double shooting in KC leaves 1 dead
Victims taken to hospital in private vehicles
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Police said one person was killed and a second was injured in a shooting early Sunday.
Officers said they were called to the area near 73rd Street and Norton Avenue to investigate a disturbance and the sound of gunshots. They said they arrived to find that two men had been shot.
Police said both victims were taken to a hospital in private vehicles, but one of them died on the way there.
Police have not released either victim's name. They said the man who died was in his mid 30s. The second victim was a man in his late 20s.
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The Halloween Cool Comic Countdown Calendar continues!
The way it works is that from October 19th through October 31 (Halloween, natch), in place of the regular Year of Cool Comics feature, I'll be featuring one cool comic book a day that is Halloween-themed! It's a 13-day countdown to All Hallow's Eve!
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What kind of girl do you prefer: 'wholesome'... or 'delicious'? For the better part of the decade, Coke chose to focus on the wholesome, small town, all-American girl-next-door image.
Coke must be good for you, right? Look, even nurses are serving it!
But ladies, "calorie-reduced" Pepsi was part of your healthy, modern lifestyle too -- so you'd look smashingly slim in the latest fashions as much as so you'd get a better rate on your life insurance!
The difference between the Coke Girl and the Pepsi Girl wasn't just about style...
It was about attitude.
While the small town Coke Girl was entertaining an awkward suitor in her parent's livingroom...
...or picking up a 6-pack at the local grocery store...
... the carefree, stylish Pepsi Girl was heading out for a romantic night on the town.
As for ads featuring guys, well, I don't think Pepsi even ran any ads featuring just guys. While both brands seem to have felt that women were their target market, Coke at least made an effort to engage the other half of the population.
For the Pepsi Girl, men were no more than a prop... a fashion accessory. After all, the modern woman, "the darling of her dress-maker", had "countless men-folk" to pick and choose from.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland House Republicans are urging Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley to reimburse the state for security detail costs for out-of-state for political events.
House Minority Leader Anthony O'Donnell and House Minority Whip Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio sent a letter on Tuesday to the governor's office. The say the Democratic Governors Association or the governor's campaign funds could pay the expense.
The Baltimore Sun reported this month that the state of Maryland spent $98,460 on 26 trips from January until Sept. 18. O'Malley was chairman of the DGA at the time.
Raquel Guillory, O'Malley's spokeswoman, says that was for all out-of-state travel, including state business. She also questioned if the GOP leadership ever asked former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich to reimburse Maryland for $300,000 for travel on political and state business during his tenure.
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The Associated Press reports University of Miami tight ends coach Mario Cristobal, who interviewed with the New York Jets for their tight ends coach position, has decided to remain with Miami.
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The Palm Beach Post reports the New York Jets interviewed University of Miami tight ends coach Mario Cristobal Wednesday, Feb. 15, for a position on their coaching staff. Cristobal is being considered by Jets head coach Eric Mangini for the position of tight ends coach. He is expected to take the job if it is offered.
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Unforgettable: Mark Hominick Discusses Aldo's Power, Hioki's Chin, And His Most Surprising Opponents
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Last month, Mark Hominick announced that "The Machine" has been unplugged. The Canadian striker ended his ten-year MMA career with a record of 20-12, including nine wins by KO/TKO, seven by submission, and three Fight of the Night awards during his stint in the WEC and UFC.
A former kickboxer, Hominick submitted Yves Edwards in his first Octagon appearance in 2006, and later collected victories over such notables as Jorge Gurgel, Bryan Caraway, Yves Jabouin, and Leonard Garcia. An impressive first-round TKO win over former Team Tompkins teammate George Roop in January 2011 was Hominick's fifth win in a row, making him a fast-rising star in the UFC's new featherweight division, and earning him a title shot against champion Jose Aldo.
After his five-round loss to Aldo at UFC 129, Hominick suffered the loss of his trainer, the great Shawn Tompkins, as well as his next three fights, the most recent of which came against Pablo Garza at UFC 154 in Montreal.
Today, Hominick is the proud father of a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter — he and his wife have another girl on the way — and he is putting his experience and skill to good use at the Adrenaline Training Center in London, Ontario, Canada. He and fellow Shawn Tompkins protégé Chris Horodecki started the gym about four years ago and are working closely with Adrenaline's burgeoning pro fighters. Hominick says he is also excited about the possibility of working as part of UFC Canada.
Just a few weeks after hanging up his little gloves, Mark "The Machine" Hominick spoke with CagePotato.com about the very best opponents he faced across a number of categories…
Strongest: Jose Aldo. It was like he had two fists in one. When he hit with his right hand, he hit like a heavyweight. And his explosiveness, that was the biggest difference, I noticed. I'm normally good with distance and being able to fade from a shot, but he can close the distance with not just speed, but with power.
Fastest: Yves Jabouin. I fought him at WEC 49. It was Fight of the Night and one of the best fights of the year. It was just a back-and-forth battle. Speed is where I normally have the advantage, and I felt he almost matched me there. It was like I was fighting a mirror image.Read More DIGG THIS


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The dominoes keep falling. The base is shrinking and one-time loyalists are jumping ship. Trying times, indeed, for Mike McGinn. An ex-governor, two former Seattle mayors, the city attorney, a majority of the city council, the police guild and firefighters union, the Washington Conservation Voters, are rallying around challenger Ed Murray.
Some of the political defections were expected – but not all. McGinn, for example, took a huge and unexpected blow last month when a long list of club owners and nightlife entrepreneurs – solidly in his camp four years ago – decided to cut and run and put their money, their e-mail lists and social media connections behind the longtime state lawmaker.
It would be easy to blame the desertion on policy differences – that it's nothing personal. Except that it is personal – especially among the council, whose relationship with the beleaguered mayor appears beyond repair.
"I just think McGinn gets under people's skin. He doesn't have a lot of finesse in the political world," says Councilman Nick Licata."He's not in compromise mode very often."
"He doesn't seem to have the communication skills to reach a consensus," adds Licata, who supported Peter Steinbrueck in the August primary. "He's a guy who comes into a meeting, throws out a lot of good ideas, and then walks out of the room."
Licata said he can't remember the last time five council members – in this case, Tim Burgess, Sally Clark, Bruce Harrell, Tom Rasmussen and Jean Godden – publicly spurned an incumbent mayor. "You'd have to go back 40 years."
"It's unprecedented," says council president Sally Clark. "And it would be dishonest to say there isn't some personality clash."
"I've had one-on-one meetings with him," recalls Councilwoman Jean Godden, "and it has been more of a lecture than a meeting."
Godden goes on, "It started out badly right from the beginning. Two weeks in, he had a press conference on his bike down on the waterfront to talk about funding for construction of the seawall, and he did it while the council was on a retreat."
Council members, notes Godden, have an informal policy of not addressing the mayor's race -- at least not telegraphing who they intend to vote for -- if they themselves are also up for reelection. If they felt so obliged to do so, however, Godden believes only one council member, Mike O'Brien, would signal his support for McGinn. "It would 8 to 1 – or maybe 7 to 2, because maybe [Richard] Conlin is behind McGinn."
Conlin could not be reached for comment.
Godden continues, "It's not just the council he's not getting on well with. He's not getting on well with the Legislature. He's didn't get on well with the governor (Chris Gregoire), and hasn't gotten on well with regional leaders."
In mid-September, after Godden became the fifth council member to desert, McGinn said, "This is great. If Ed Murray's elected mayor, he, his big donors and the council can make all policies for the city without any public input whatsoever."
For Councilman Tom Rasmussen, it was McGinn's "insult of the governor" that caused him to lose all confidence in the mayor's effectiveness.
Rasmussen is referring to a late October day in 2010 when Gov. Gregoire came to Seattle to deliver what she considered good news: Two bids to build the Highway 99 tunnel that had come in within the state's $1.1 billion price target.
At that news conference, Gregoire vowed to veto any attempt by lawmakers to try to put Seattle taxpayers on the hook for any cost overruns on the project.
A few hours later, McGinn held his own news conference and said the bids appeared low only because the state promised to pay the winning team more than $200 million in last-minute allowances, which would cut into the tunnel project's emergency cash reserve.
"I don't believe we can trust the governor to keep ... promises to protect us," McGinn said, adding: "I don't trust the Legislature, either, to protect us from cost overruns."
Says Rasmussen: "To insult the governor in this brash and callous way, that is not the way a polished politician works."
Tim Ceis, known around City Hall as "The Shark" during his days on ex-Mayor Greg Nickels' enforcer, also traces the council's animosity back to the downtown tunnel, a project McGinn initially opposed during the 2009 campaign, then reversed himself.
"That started the adversarial tone – that, and the hard feelings that resulted [among the council] when he changed budgets directors (replacing the well-regarded Dwight Dively with Beth Goldberg)," observes Ceis.
As far as the five council members endorsing Murray, Ceis says, "This is totally self-interest. They figure they have nothing to lose since they already have a bad relationship with McGinn."
(Ceis, by the way, predicts Murray will win by at least a dozen points.)
Dave Meinert, owner of the 5 Point Cafe, was an enthusiastic supporter of Mike McGinn four years ago, though would have voted for Murray had he decided to mount a write-in candidacy in the general election, as he seriously considered.
"This was not an easy decision [to back Murray]. We like Mike, the nightlife community does, but at the end of the day, we decided to go with the person we thought could run the city better," says Meinert.
"McGinn blew it on a couple of things. He had an historic opportunity to reform the police department and he didn't. Her also didn't take on the dance tax and Murray did."
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Frampton went off in Saturday's 1-1 FA Cup draw with non-league Staines after having his hand stamped on and if the scans reveal no fracture, the defender could start at the Den.
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James Henry, who was ineligible for the clash against the Blue Square South side, has been struggling with a hamstring problem and only has an outside chance of making the game.
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German business software group SAP said its profit would grow faster than revenues from traditional software and related services, helped by new web software products like cloud-computing and data analysis.
SAP, based in Walldorf, southern Germany, is betting on faster growing, web-based software products that are less vulnerable to the economic downturn as there are no upfront costs for programme licences, hardware or installation.
SAP said on Wednesday it expected operating profit this year to be 5.85-5.95 billion euros at constant currencies, up 12-14 percent from 5.21 billion in 2012, and beating an average analyst forecast for a 6 percent rise in a Reuters poll.
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Shares in UK peer Sage Group bucked the trend after it said conditions in mainland Europe were still challenging.
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In April, Mikio Kubota of Seijo University and Mayako Inouchi of Waseda University will join the research team at UH's Biomedical Imaging Lab. There they will work as visiting faculty members with lab director George Zouridakis in expanding a noninvasive technology that may offer a more thorough understanding of brain activities and help diagnose traumatic brain injuries in emergency rooms and on the battlefield.
"We are excited to arrive to Houston, which is a place with the largest medical center in the world and home to so many universities and research labs. It provides a unique opportunity for collaboration," said Kubota.
The device the team has in the works fits on a patient's head, Zouridakis explained, and its configuration of fiber optics and special electrodes sends light, via laser diodes, into the brain. The light, which becomes scattered as it travels through the layers of the brain tissue, is then reflected back out of the brain and is measured by a set of sensors. It is the reflected light's unique properties that indicate what's going on in the brain, he said.
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"Our technology marries high-density electroencephalography, or EEG, which measures the electrophysiological activity of the brain, with near-infrared spectroscopy, or NIRS, which provides information about cerebral blood flow," Zouridakis said. "Like the EEG, NIRS is portable, costs only about $200,000, does not need a special room or personnel to maintain, and can quantify both direct and indirect measures of brain activity."
Combining the merits of EEG and NIRS, Zouridakis explained, will allow the team to study both electrical and metabolic activities at the same time and improve patient benefits.
"Typically, two separate tests are done on a patient at two different times – probably on different days – one to get the metabolic aspects and another to capture the electrophysiological aspects of brain activation," Zouridakis said. "However, the brain is dynamic, and, thus, the two recordings do not represent the same brain activity. What we propose is to get both aspects simultaneously so that the information obtained is truly complementary."
Dr. Luca Pollonini, who joined Zouridakis' team in September as a research associate, said he hopes one day the combination of the EEG and NIRS will more accurately diagnose brain damage in hospitals and on the battlefield.
"What I envision is a very portable device that, by combining two or more techniques, can be used, for example, for rapid assessment of traumatic brain injury," said Pollonini, who collaborates with Nirox, an Italian company established in 2005 to commercialize NIRS technologies. "If I rush into the ER because my kid fell off his bike, and I want to be sure he is fine, the only way now to assess brain injury is to run a CT scan, which delivers radiation to the body, or a MRI scan, for which you have to be immobile. With pain and emotional distress emerging after a traumatic episode, it is hard for everybody to stay still during these examinations," Pollonini said.
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While the EEG and NIRS have existed for a number of years individually, Zouridakis said, using them together requires special headgear to house the disparate sensors. Creating such a device has been the team's mission for years.
In 2002, Zouridakis was instrumental in developing the first truly portable EEG equipped with 256 data-recording sensors, or electrodes. Built by BioSemi in The Netherlands, it employs active electrodes, which are loaded with microchips, to eliminate environmental noise. The group will harness that capability in the next prototype, too.
"Typical electrodes are simple metallic disks. When placed on the scalp, they record brain activity but also noise signals from the environment, because they act as antennas," he said. "Since the electrical activity of the brain is very small, one needs to minimize the noise."
The lab already is equipped with one of the most sensitive NIRS scanners available, paid for with a grant from the National Science Foundation. Pollonini has contributed a portable NIRS device that was designed by Nirox, and Kubota is working with Japanese company Shimadzu to facilitate the installation of up to two others.
Pollonini said having multiple NIRS machines with varying resolution allows the team to refine its data and to perform multiple experiments in lab and clinical settings.
William Fitzgibbon, dean of the UH College of Technology, praised the team's collaborative efforts.
"The college is very excited about the translational research of Dr. Zouridakis in computational biomedicine and biomedical imaging," he said. "His effort in noninvasive brain imaging brings together multinational effort, which includes researchers from Spain, Japan and UH, as well as Japanese and Italian firms. His facility, when augmented by a team of two Japanese scientists who will be visiting, will be state of the art by all standards."
Zouridakis, a former faculty member at the University of Texas Medical School who has worked with neurophysiological procedures in the operating room, said "understanding the interplay between surface-recorded signals and information processing in the brain is the holy grail of neuroscience."
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About Tunisia
A stone's throw from Italy, Tunisia is a North African country with Mediterranean sensibilities. From the sun-drenched beaches of the north to the unforgiving desert of the south, and with desolate, lunar landscapes in between, there is nowhere quite like Tunisia. With multifaceted, modern cities speckled with reminders of an ancient past, villages steeped in mysticism, medieval towns of tangled laneways and archaeological ruins to rival Rome, travelling through Tunisia is like slowly unravelling a tapestry from another time.
Tunisia facts
|Capital city:
|Tunis (population 887,800)
|10.5 million
|Arabic, Italian, English
|Time zone:
|(GMT+01:00) West Central Africa
|Type C (European 2-pin) Type E (French 2-pin, female earth)
|Dialing code:
Best time to visit Tunisia
Tunisia boasts a Mediterranean climate in the north and an arid, desert-like climate in the south. Tunisia typically receives most of its visitors in July and August, when the hot weather draws tourists to the beaches. The coldest and wettest months are January and February, although the rainfall average for this time is low and many interior Saharan regions of Tunisia do not see rainfall for years. March to May is a great time to travel as it is less crowded, the temperatures are cooler and the scenery is spectacular. November is considered the optimal time for trekking in the desert. Travelling during the holy month of Ramadan presents benefits and challenges as many restaurants close and business hours can be interrupted, although travelling during Ramadan often provides rare insight into a country and culture during this holy period.
Tunisia travel highlights
Ain Draham
Relax in the French-built hilltop station of Ain Draham
Kick back in the relaxed, fishing town of Mahdia
Venture into an 8th-century fort complex in Monastir
Embrace the modern charms of Tunis
Tunisia holiday information
Sandwiched in between Libya and Algeria, Tunisia benefits from its location on the Mediterranean Coast. The south is characterised by arid plains and desert, which gives way to rolling hills and fertile areas prime for cultivation in the north. With a coastline along the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia possesses many white sand beaches, popular with swimmers, surfers and scuba divers. Tunisia's largest city, Tunis, is largely modern in design with the exception of the Old Medina located in the heart of the city.
1. Desert Dunes
The imposing, mysterious Sahara has captivated travellers for centuries. Heading into the desert is a must-do - whether on 4x4 or camel, you'll fall in love with the silence, the stars and the sandy dunes of desolation. There is nowhere on earth quite like the Sahara.
2. Hot Hamam
Like many other countries in the region, the age-old tradition of visiting a hamam for a steam and scrub is still alive and well. Tourists and locals alike can be seen indulging in this invigorating custom, popular with people of all ages and sexes. Don't leave Tunisia without experiencing it.
3. Magnificent Mosques
As a Muslim country, Tunisia is home to many fine examples of Islamic architecture, including a plethora of spectacular mosques. While the interiors are not open to non-Muslims, the exteriors are worthy of admiration. The Great Mosque of Kairouan is regarded as North Africa's holiest Islamic site, while the Zaytouna Mosque is one of Tunis's biggest attractions, be sure not to miss their brilliant beauty.
4. Roman Ruins
Tunisia is home to some of the most impressive Roman ruins outside of Italy. From the statues, baths and mosaics of Carthage through the show-stopping amphitheatre of El Jem and to the lesser known, yet equally impressive, ruins of Dougga, Tunisia's archaeological sites are absolutely astounding.
5. Medina Markets
Tunisia's delightful medinas are not only a place of community and trade but also a link to the past, with many being built centuries ago. Sitting in a medina's coffeehouse and watching the world go by is a great tourist favourite, and the markets (souqs) are one of the best ways to get acquainted with local customs, language and traditions. Peruse handmade crafts and haggle for a memento (or two) to bring something uniquely Tunisian home.
Intrepid takes the health and safety of its travellers seriously, and takes every measure to ensure that trips are safe, fun and enjoyable for everyone. We recommend that all travellers check with their government or national travel advisory organisation for the latest information before departure:
From Australia?
Go to: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/
From Canada?
Go to: http://www.voyage.gc.ca/
From UK?
Go to: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/
From New Zealand?
Go to: http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/
From US?
Go to: http://travel.state.gov/
The World Health Organisation
also provides useful health information:
Go to: http://www.who.int/en/
|Carthage Must Be Destroyed
|Richard Miles
|The Tremor of Forgery
|Patricia Highsmith
|The Pillar of Salt
|Albert Memmi
|Behind Closed Doors: Women's Oral Narratives in Tunis
|Monia Hejaiej
Tunisia travel FAQs
Australia: Yes - on arrival
Belgium: No - not required
Canada: No - not required
Germany: No - not required
Ireland: No - not required
Netherlands: No - not required
New Zealand: Yes - in advance
South Africa: Yes - on arrival
Switzerland: No - not required
United Kingdom: No - not required
USA: No - not required
At the time of writing all Western European countries, Americans, Canadians, Irish and Japanese can get a free 3 month visa at the Libyan/Tunisian border crossing of Ras El-Jedir. Australians can also get a 3 month visa at this border without any trouble but must pay a fee of $6 US. New Zealand citizens are required to apply for a visa before arriving into the country as visas aren't available at the border. They should check with their Tunisian embassy to ascertain the most recent requirements.
Please note that it won't be possible to enter Tunisia with Israeli stamps in your passport.
Tipping is expected by most service workers in Tunisia. Drivers, waiters, porters and other hotel staff will generally expect a small tip for serving you at a restaurant, showing you to your room or carrying your bags. Set aside some dinars for this to avoid offence.
Internet access in Tunisia is growing, with internet cafes and Wi-Fi hot spots increasingly becoming more common in large cities, especially Tunis.
Mobile phone coverage is generally good in Tunisia, especially in large cities. Coverage may not be available in more remote areas, especially if travelling through the desert. Ensure you have global roaming activated with your mobile carrier before you leave home if you wish to use your mobile while in Tunisia.
You'll have to adjust to different standards of hygiene and sanitation while in Tunisia. The standard toilet is of the squat variety and this may take some getting used to, although western-style toilets can be found in some tourist areas.
Cup of coffee in a coffeehouse = 1-2 TND
Street food snack = 2-3 TND
Basic lunch at a cafe = 6-10 TND
Dinner in a restaurant = 15-20 TND
Exercise caution when drinking water in Tunisia. For environmental reasons, try to avoid buying bottled water. Instead, fill a reusable water bottle or canteen with filtered water. Ask your leader where filtered water can be found, some hotels we stay in may have drinking water available.
Exercise caution when drinking water in Tunisia. For environmental reasons, try to avoid buying bottled water. Instead, fill a reusable water bottle or canteen with filtered water. Ask your leader where filtered water can be found, some hotels we stay in may have drinking water available.
Major credit cards are usually accepted by large hotels and shops in the cities and areas frequented by tourists, but are less commonly accepted by smaller vendors, in remote towns and rural areas. Make sure you carry enough cash for purchases, since credit cards aren't always an option in Tunisia.
ATMs can be found in large cities like Tunis but are less common in rural areas and smaller towns. You're advised to be prepared for this by having enough cash before travelling out of the city.
Absolutely. All passengers travelling with Intrepid are required to purchase travel insurance before the start of their trip. Your travel insurance details will be recorded by your leader on the first day of the trip. Due to the varying nature, availability and cost of health care around the world, travel insurance is very much an essential and necessary part of every journey.
For more information on insurance, please go to: Travel Insurance
- 1 Jan New Year's Day
- 14 Jan Revolution and Youth Day
- 20 Mar Independence Day
- 9 Apr Martyrs' Day
- 1 May Labour Day
- 25 Jun Aid El-Fitr / End of Ramadan
- 26 Jun Aid El-Fitr Holiday
- 27 Jun Aid El-Fitr Holiday
- 25 Jul Republic Day
- 13 Aug Women's Day
- 1 Sep Aid El-Kabir / Feast of Sacrifice
- 2 Sep Aid El-Kabir Holiday
- 21 Sep Islamic New Year
- 15 Oct Evacuation Day
- 30 Nov The Prophet's Birthday
Please note these dates are for 2017. For a current list of public holidays go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/tunisia/public-holidays
Tunisia Travel Tips
Intrepid is committed to travelling in a way that is respectful of local people, their culture, local economies and the environment. It's important to remember that what may be acceptable behaviour, dress and language in your own country, may not be appropriate in another. Please keep this in mind while travelling.
Top responsible travel tips for Tunisia
1. Be considerate of Tunisia's customs, traditions, religion and culture.
2. Dress modestly and respectfully. Shoulders to knees should be covered, especially when entering places of worship.
3. For environmental reasons, try to avoid buying bottled water. Instead, fill a reusable water bottle or canteen with filtered water.
4. Always dispose of litter thoughtfully, including cigarette butts.
5. When bargaining at markets, stay calm, be reasonable and keep a smile on your face. It's meant to be fun!
6. Learn some local language and don't be afraid to use it - simple greetings will help break the ice.
7. Shop for locally made products. Supporting local artisans helps keep traditional crafts alive.
8. Refrain from supporting businesses that exploit or abuse endangered animals.
9. Please ask and receive permission before taking photos of people, including children.
10. When on community visits or homestays, refrain from giving gifts or money to locals.
11. Ramadan is the fasting month for all Muslims. During this month no food, drink or smoking is permitted during daylight hours. While non-Muslims visiting Tunisia aren't expected to fast, it's recommended to try to avoid eating, drinking or smoking in public during daylight hours.


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Game Day Parking (Golf Course Parking Analysis Request)
(Searched and read lots on AAG&O ire. Not so much a guide of how-to and when-to, as I'm looking for now) Given the current economy, it looks like my post game tradition of pizza, beer and TV will have to go by the wayside, replaced by staying in a "golf course style" setting, where I can grill, eat and drink both before and then after the game.
My queries to my fellow mgo'ers are as follows: 1) U-M Golf Course or AAG&O (did those who stayed at AAG&O suffer under the newly implemented painful parking procedure?) 2a) Coming in from northeast of AA, if going to the U-M Golf Course, just drive through town, enter on State St? Or Stadium Blvd? 2b) Coming in from northeast of AA, if AAG&O, just drive through town, enter on Main Street? Or Stadium Blvd? 3) What time to try to arrive at your suggested golf venue? 4) What time (how long after the game) do they kick you out?
My perspective is derived from parking at Bethlehem United Church of Christ for the past 8-10 years. Good location (enter on 4th, exit onto 5th, just north of Packard), good price (now $15 per game), good facility (hot/cold running water, porcelain fixtures, church doors open ~11 for 3:30 games, ~10 for noon games, and a fenced play area for kiddies).
This was good, but at $15 for parking, then ~$70 for pizza and beers for 3-4, it seems that I can do better with a $40 parking spot, and grill before/after (don't want to cook after on an asphalt lot, with no facilities/trees nearby). I know it's been done. Tell me/sell me your stories, your justifications, etc. I have no real demands. I have a canopy, I am self contained (I don't caravan), I have a nice set-up honed over a couple decades of fun, so… And if there's a third option, away from the asphalt church lot, and not shoo'ed away from the parking spot a mere 2 hours after the game ends, I'm interested!
Thank you in advance for your fine cooperation in this endeavor.


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MindMaple Pro 1.31
MindMaple is the perfect mindmapping software to use for brainstorming, note taking, organizing, and managing projects by stimulating both sides of the brain through use of visual contents and maps.
MindMaple is a tool that can be used from business professionals to software for teachers, with features ranging from checking schedules, status of tasks, adding other file sources to the map, export maps to Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel and Word files. MindMaple can be used as education software to help students take notes on lectures, books, and discussions. MindMaple allows you to structure and categorize information visually, which allows you to maintain a focus on details as well as the bigger picture. This can help to improve your studying and learning experience. Start a mindmap with a new topic to illustrate a distinction. Use arrows, images, and attachments to show relationships and enrich your notes. Or how about using MindMaple to plan your next trip? There are a number of features such as budget, cost, notes, and attachments to help you organize and map out all the details to ensure your trip is the best it can be. Whether it's for home, business or education, MindMaple is the ideal mind mapping software to use when you're looking for the most efficient way to organize your thoughts.


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Best Times to Visit
If you ask us, any time is a great time for a visit!
You'll find smaller crowds on weekdays before 11 a.m. or after 2 p.m.
Visiting with Young Children
The Aquarium is great fun for children of all ages. Here are a few tips for those visiting with babies or toddlers:
- A quiet, private nursing room is located on the first floor across from the gift shop.
- Changing tables are located in the restrooms on the first floor, across from the Aquarium Gift Shop.
- Strollers are welcome inside the Aquarium and are also available to rent for $1 (free for Members) at the Welcome Desk located in the Great Hall.
Convenient Parking
A parking garage run by the City of Charleston is located at 24 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401, a short walk from the Aquarium.
Metered parking is located along Washington Street and Concord Street. Learn more.
FIN-tastic Photo Opportunites
Take home a family photo you'll treasure forever from Magic Memories. Taken on the way in, you can take home your keepsake print on your way out. If you realize you need an extra, you can order a print online when you return home. You'll be handed a business card after your picture is taken – it will have the PhotoCard Number you need to order your print from home.
Shop the Aquarium Gift Shop
Our gift shop is swimming with goodies for the whole family. Sea Turtle Rescue apparel, super soft stuffed animals, aquatic themed jewelry, and art are just the beginning. Take home a little treasure; give a little support to our animals.
Grab a Bite at the Sea Turtle Snack Bar
Fuel up at the Sea Turtle Snack Bar which serves up snacks and favorites like pizza, sandwiches, ice cream, chips, and cold drinks.
Roaming Animal Interpretive Programs
Baby alligators, snakes, bird feathers, shark jaws…you never know what you'll see our staff members showing off as you journey through the Aquarium.
Watch for Dolphins from the Harbor Deck
The Aquarium is located along the Cooper River in downtown Charleston. Our decks provide spectacular views of the Charleston Harbor. Spend 10 minutes enjoying the view, watching boats or ships and you're more than likely to spot dolphins swimming.
Volunteer at the Aquarium
The South Carolina Aquarium has more than 350 volunteers who help with everything from animal care to sharing fun facts with visitors about exhibits to working on graphic design projects. Learn more.
Host a Party, Wedding or Bridal Event at the Aquarium
Charleston's most visited attraction is also a beautiful and inspiring place for events of many sizes. Visit our events page for details on making your event unforgettable.
Become a Member
South Carolina Aquarium members receive exclusive benefits, special discounts and invitations to exciting programs and events, including new exhibit previews and our annual 4th of July celebration. Learn More.
Sign up for our E-Newsletter
Stay in touch and be on the early bird list for news, updates and special events, like sea turtle releases, when you sign up for our e-newsletter.
Give us two fins up
Review your visit to the South Carolina Aquarium on Tripadvisor.


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GPSOLO July/August 2010
How to Cope When Opposing Counsel Is a Jerk
It doesn't take many years of practice to accumulate stories about opposing counsel who act like jerks. Sometimes it seems that the children at my son's preschool treat each other with far more kindness and respect than some lawyers I've met.
I'll never forget a story I heard as a very young lawyer. A senior partner in my firm and his difficult opposing counsel became so angry during a deposition that they started throwing pencils at each other. Ten years later I don't recall all the details, but I do remember feeling deeply embarrassed for my colleague's behavior.
It is easy to think of these experiences as war stories and plot ways to get back at the lawyer who did something awful to you. However, the way we deal with difficult opposing counsel is serious stuff. It can define us as lawyers. If you learn to handle these situations properly, you will serve your clients better and elevate your reputation among your peers. If you don't, you will lose control of your matters and spend more time and energy trying to get revenge for bad behavior than effectively representing your clients.
Stepping back to consider how you can better handle difficult opposing counsel can help you be a better lawyer and give you more peace in a stressful profession. So let's consider a few of the jerks you might encounter, taken from my experiences and those of my friends and colleagues, and examine how you might cope with them as opposing counsel.
The Yeller
You call your new opposing counsel to introduce yourself and within minutes, you are holding the phone away from your ear as your opponent screams at you.
Before you succumb to the temptation to yell back, consider how you benefit. Perhaps you achieve a moment of satisfaction, but you have sent a message to your opponent that he can control the tone of your interactions. You have lost control of more than just your temper.
If you handle the situation calmly, you will end the conversation without having relinquished control. I once did this by telling my opponent that I didn't appreciate his tone and letting him know that I would end the call if we couldn't discuss the matter more calmly. He apologized and our interactions were fine after that.
These situations can be very stressful, and you may momentarily panic as you consider how you should respond. Don't be afraid to take a deep breath and think for a second before responding. Know that if you do maintain your calm, you will gain confidence in your ability to deal with these difficult situations. You may gain the respect of a bully who now will know that his tactics don't work on you.
The Baiter
You are taking one of your first depositions, and you begin to ask the witness basic background questions. Your opposing counsel, who is many years your senior, makes a series of speaking objections. Her tone is pure condescension. She may roll her eyes, give exaggerated sighs, or slump in her chair as if you are wasting her precious time. You have a decision to make.
You could lash back and lose your temper with the attorney and/or the witness. Maybe you will think of some real zingers. But will a zinger truly help anything? Will it advance your case or make the deponent more likely to open up and give you the information you need? It is more probable that your increased hostility will make the witness angry and resistant to all of your questions. Plus, your comments will be recorded by the court reporter. Your opponent will relish the idea of magnifying your comments when highlighting portions of the transcript for the jury at trial.
The better path here is to remain civil, even pleasant. Ignore your opponent's tactics and remain focused on getting the information you need. Smile and confidently say "you can answer" to the witness. After a while, the witness will get used to answering regardless of the objections, and when your opponent sees that your rhythm remains unshaken, she just may quiet down. You have a clean record for motion practice or trial.
If your opposing counsel becomes very abusive, you have a few options. You can note inappropriate physical behavior on the record. "I want to note that Ms. X was leaning over the table in my direction shaking her fist and yelling when she made that last statement." You can also call your judge. Don't hesitate to take both the Rules of Civil Procedure and the judge's phone number with you to any deposition. Of course, this option should be exercised very sparingly. Use discretion whenever you are considering interrupting a judge's busy schedule—judges typically expect counsel to work out their spats themselves.
The Phone Conversation Documenter
One of my personal favorites is the phone conversation documenter. Your opponent is pleasant while talking to you on the phone, and you may even feel as if your conversations are productive. Within minutes of hanging up, you receive a faxed or e-mailed letter "confirming" your conversation and misconstruing everything you said. It reads as if your opponent were typing it as you spoke.
While you may be able to ignore these letters occasionally, they often require some response—such as "I never agreed to concede to liability in this case or to have my client pay your client's attorney fees in suing him." It could take you an hour to prepare a written response clearing up what you said in a 20-minute conversation.
This is just another trap that can lead to your spending endless hours drafting letters documenting your side of every conversation. If you bill your time, your bill could become ridiculously inflated by these activities, and your client will suffer. If you work on a contingency basis, you will waste precious time that could have been spent on preparing your case.
You don't need to engage in this miserable cycle. You can take control of the situation by advising your opponent that although you appreciate the convenience of speaking to him or her by phone, you will have to conduct all future communications in writing given the significant misunderstandings that arise every time you speak to him or her by phone. I prefer to be able to speak to my opponents by phone, but e-mail and fax technology make written communications easy and allow you to make each point only once.
The Innocent One
You have been dealing with an obstreperous opponent for nearly two years of litigation. This person has goaded you, baited you, and tried to trick you at every turn. By the first day of trial, you cannot say his name without seething. In your opinion, your opponent is a character straight out of Dante's Inferno. Obviously, every person who meets this evil-doer will similarly despise him, right? Don't count on it. The minute this person walks into the courtroom, he is angelic. He is the picture of gentility and professionalism. "Yes, ma'ams" and "Your Honors" roll from his humble tongue. You try to call out his antics with objections at every turn to show the jury just how bad this character is. Your frustration and enmity accumulated over two long years make you look like the unprofessional bully to the judge and jury. He has won the trial before the jury starts deliberations.
This is perhaps the toughest scenario. In this situation, you must avoid the trap from the beginning. Be kind, be pleasant, be firm in your focus, and never let your frustration show to this ultimate bully. If your resolve is strong, the abusive behavior may improve. Understand the game from the beginning, and don't let your emotions make you engage in the fight. Your opponent will not gain any power over you or the case if you refuse to allow him to set the tone of your interactions.
Maintain Perspective
Most of us will find ourselves dealing with an opponent who acts like a jerk at some point in our careers. Keep in mind that bad behavior is a tool that others can use to manipulate your emotions and your focus in a case. For passionate advocates, maintaining perspective is always a challenge, but it is one well worth tackling.


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Geeky Girl We Love: Gina Hughes
Words like "geek," "techie" and "diva" can drum up some nasty stereotypes, but Gina Hughes, the Chief Editor and Founder of TechieDiva, seems to embody only the sugar-sweet aspects of each and her site is anything but diva-driven. Like geeksugar, TechieDiva showcases fun gadgets, iPods, cell phones as well as practical services and killer applications. We fell for Gina because of her inherent ability to merge technology and style and her aptitude for keeping us entertained and coming back for more everyday. Turns out she's a karaoke fan (big props here!) and she thinks Gizmodo's Jason Chen is a dead sexy geek...following her hubby of course. For the full interview,
Geeksugar: Tell us a bit about yourself. How did you become a blogger?
Gina: Soon after my four-year tour in the Marine Corps ended, I moved to Austin, TX where I worked as a Web Designer for several years. Colleagues introduced me to blogging, mainly to learn the code, but I ended up creating my first business blog in 2003. I launched Techie Diva in 2005 all by myself, mainly to stay up-to-date on the latest technology out there. Blogging has opened up many doors for me, including the opportunity to write a column for Yahoo! Tech which has really exposed me to a broader audience, and gives me the opportunity to help tech novices around the world. I love it!
Geeksugar: What are your hobbies besides blogging?
Gina: Anyone who blogs for a living, might as well say good bye to any kind of social life they had. It can become an unhealthy obsession! I completely shut off my
computer on weekends to get my weekly overdose of Vitamin D playing tennis, running, biking, hiking, or golfing. I also enjoy watching foreign movies, playing
board games (yes, board games), shopping, playing guitar and guitar hero, reading, entertaining friends, and chilling out with my hubby. My geeky hobbies have me slaving away on the computer editing home movies, digitizing my photo collection, burning DVDs of old home videos, and helping my friends and family with any techie needs. I try to change things up all the time, and love to try anything at least once.
Geeksugar: How many hours are you online everyday?
Gina: I refuse to spend any time on the computer on weekends - that's my time. But during the week, I can literally spend 12-15 hours a day online - and it feels
more like a guilty pleasure than work! I have to remind myself to take breaks often, since sitting down all that time can be really bad for your back. I started doing some yoga to stretch out the muscles. It works great.
Geeksugar: Your first computer was a ...
Gina: A very old and slow one, that I'm quite embarrassed to talk about. I was a poor student at the time, and it was within my budget. But ask me about my computer
now...(cough) Macbook.
Geeksugar: What are three luxurious things you've featured on your site that you really want?
Gina: I want them all! I wouldn't mind a Vertu Phone, Muiro iPod Robot, and the NailJet Pro, since I'm terrible at doing my own nails.
Geeksugar: What are some of your favorite websites/websites that inspire you?
Gina: I tend to visit design and celebrity gossip blogs to break up the monotony. My favorite eye-candy blogs are Coolhunting.com, TheCoolhunter.net, Design Sponge, Treehugger.com, Digg.com, Blogher.org, and Valleywag.
Geeksugar: What is your greatest techie luxury in life?
Gina: My car. I drive an Acura RL with GPS, Bluetooth, voice recognition, satellite radio, iPod connections, keyless entry, gosh you name it. That thing can do just about anything, but park itself, but I hear that's coming soon. I also feel really guilty about having a swanky 40" 1080P Sony Bravia in my office so I can watch Oprah. That TV is insane!
Geeksugar: How many blog feeds are in your RSS reader?
Gina: Over 500 feeds! I don't visit them on a daily basis, but I do visit them at least weekly.
Geeksugar: Describe a typical day at work for you.
Gina: The warm weather has motivated me to start working out again, so these days I try to exercise early in the morning or sometime in the afternoon. After the occasional A.M. workout, my day starts out by checking email, IM, posts on my blogs, reply to email, review products, do a little video blogging, go through my RSS feeds, and write up my daily posts on Yahoo! Tech and Techie Diva. After that, I take a long TV break to catch up on my TiVo programming, then I'm back on the computer blogging before I go to bed. Pretty boring, which is why sometimes I hit the bar during happy hour, and on Thursdays happy hour turns into Karaoke night. A girl's gotta have some fun.
Geeksugar: Who do you think are the top 5 sexiest male geeks in the world?
- Mr. Hughes- my daily inspiration and great all around geek.
- Chris Null - The man is funny and smart. Funny is the new sexy.
- Jason Chen - Any guys who sticks electronics down his pants is pretty damn sexy.
- Ricky Montalvo - Ricky is bringing technosexual back!
- Sergey Brin ( in drag) - Need I say more?
Geeksugar: Who do you think are the top 5 sexiest female geeks in the world?
Gina: There are so many sexy geeky ladies out there, and I wish I could list them all here. Sexy geeky women are a combo of brains, humor, fearlessness, and inspiration. I think these five ladies fit the bill right now.
- Becky Worley
- Xeni Jardin
- Amber Mac
- Violet Blue (not the porn star)
- Dana Boyd
Geeksugar: Name a blogger you admire and tell us why.
Gina: I love David Pogue from the NYT because he's so funny, and really out there. I admire the way he has fun talking about tech.
Geeksugar: How do you feel about being called a "geek?"
Gina: Geek is the new chic, don't you know? I consider it a compliment.
Geeksugar: What is the geekiest thing about yourself?
Gina: I spend more time at electronics stores, than a shopping mall. Anyone who really knows me, would be shocked to hear that.
Geeksugar: What is your goal for Techie Diva? What do you want your readers to get when they visit your site?
Gina: These are exciting times, so I hope Techie Diva visitors get their daily fix of present and futuristic technology trends changing the way we live. My goal would be to inspire more women to embrace technology in their own way. It has literally rocked my world, and even I feel like I learn something totally new and exciting every day. I just love it!